Cub Scout Pack 992 visited Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) today at the congressman's Hamilton Constituent Service Center in Mercer County, NJ. Pack members and parents discussed numerous topics, including an array of human rights issues, politics in Washington, how federal legislation is created and turned into law, the missions at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and many other areas of discussion. As an Eagle Scout himself, Smith explained his views on public service. The pack members asked ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) released the following statement on the passing of Rep. Louise Slaughter: I am deeply saddened at the news this morning of the passing of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter. My prayers are with her family during this time. Louise served on the Helsinki Commission for almost 20 years, and I remember her as a dedicated servant of our country who promoted ethics in government by co-authoring the STOCK Act, and a strong proponent of ensuring the safety of our women and men in uni... Read more

By Jonathan D. Salant of the Star Ledger/NJ.com When federal lawmakers from New Jersey and New York met with President Donald Trump last September, they left the White House believing he supported the Gateway Tunnel project. Now that Trump would rather shut down the federal government than fund Gateway, those same officials want to return to the White House to see if they can get the president to change his mind again. "We've got to do a further full-court press with Trump himself," said Rep. Ch... Read more

Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Kay Granger (R-TX), and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) released this statement following Putin’s recent remarks placing the blame for Russian aggression on Jews, Ukrainians and Tatars: “We denounce Vladimir Putin’s recent statement blaming Russian aggression against the U.S. on Jews, Ukrainians and Tatars. There is one person responsible for Russia’s hostile actions, and that is Vladimir Putin. Putin’s bigoted comments will only sew more anti-... Read more

On Wednesday, the House voted overwhelmingly to pass an important bill to help prevent school violence, in the wake of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) co-sponsored the legislation. “In any discussion on education policy and gun laws, there should be no higher priority right now than school safety,” Rep. Smith stated. “This bill provides critical funding of evidence-based prevention strategies, to ensure our students receive th... Read more

Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), co-chair of the Helsinki Commission, introduced a resolution along with a bipartisan group of members from the Ad Hoc Committee on Irish Affairs to reaffirm U.S. Congressional support for the agreement, and expressed concern about the failure to adequately implement certain aspects of it. “The Good Friday Agreement brought peace to Northern Ireland, a tremendous achievement,” said Rep. Smith. “Yet a... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Dean of the New Jersey congressional delegation, led a letter signed by the entire New Jersey delegation to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke on Friday, reiterating their unified opposition to the Administration’s proposal to open waters off the state’s coast to oil and gas drilling and exploration. In addition, the Members sent Secretary Zinke a transcript of a Feb. 14 public hearing in Hamilton, NJ where citizens organized the event and expressed their concerns abo... Read more

BY APP Staff Writer David Willis - An administrative law judge has sided with a residents group in its battle against Jersey Central Power & Light's proposed high-voltage $111 million power line between Aberdeen and Red Bank. The decision by Judge Gail Cookson comes nearly two years after JCP&L proposed to build a 10-mile transmission line alongside the North Jersey Coast Line train tracks. It would have put a 230-kilovolt line in close proximity to hundreds of homes in Middletown, Holmdel, Hazl... Read more

The following is a statement of Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) on the decision of an administrative law judge on Thursday against the proposed Jersey Central Power & Light power line in Monmouth County: This was the right decision that took seriously and upheld the legitimate concerns of local residents against the Monmouth County Reliability Project (MCRP). I have had the opportunity to walk the route of this proposed project and stand in the schoolyards and backyards which would lie in the shadows of... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ04), founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Coalition on Heart and Stroke, was asked by the Hill Newspaper to contribute a piece on heart health for its recent pull out section on heart disease. This article originally ran on page 24 of the Hill Newspaper's Feb. 28, 2018, edition and can be found online at http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/375916-fighting-americas-no-1-killer Click here to read online version or read article below. Read more